In his own inimitable style, Ed Sullivan managed to amass a group of American icons to honor our country, people such as Carl Sandburg, appointed poet laureate of the United States by President John F. Kennedy. Ed also pai... more &raquod tribute to our military by presenting drill teams and glee clubs representing our military academies. During the Vietnam War Ed introduced Sgt. Barry Sadler singing his smash hit The Ballad of the Green Berets.

Featured performances:

-'Yankee Doodle Dandy'/'You're A Grand Old Flag' - Joel Grey 5/19/68

-'America The Beautiful' - West Point Glee Club 6/9/68

- A Lincoln Address read by Henry Fonda 2/12/61

-'God Bless America Again' - Loretta Lynn 5/30/71

-'This Is The Army' - West Point Glee Club 5/16/65

-'The Ballad Of The Green Berets' -Sgt. Barry Sadler 1/30/66

-Lincoln Birthday by Carl Sandburg 2/12/56

-'Off We Go', 'Shores Of Tripoli', 'Anchors Aweigh', 'The Army Goes Rolling Along' - The US Army Fife and Drum Corps 3/7/71

Movie Reviews

Excellent Compilation of Ed Sullivan Tributes!

Sylviastel | 03/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ed Sullivan fans and American patriots will love this DVD/VHS compilation of Joel Grey singing Yankee Doodle Dandy and You're A Grand Old Flag from 1968 appearance. YOu can't forget Kate Smith singing God Bless America. For those Lincoln fans, historians, and school teachers, you will be pleased to hear Henry Fonda recite the Lincoln Address for Lincoln's birthday as well as Carl Sandburg, Lincoln Historian, and Charlton Heston who gives the second Lincoln Speech. Sandburg recites about Lincoln's humble beginnings in Illinois. The West Point Glee Club also sings America the Beautiful. Young Loretta Lynn sings God Bless America Again. The U.S. Army Fife and Drump sings "Off We Go" (Air Force), "Shores of TRipoli" (Marines), "Anchors Aweigh (Navy), and "The Army Goes ROlling Along" with Hee Haw's Roy Clark and others in the celebration. RObert Merrill sings America, The Beautiful; a patriotic medley by DAle Evans and Roy Rogers; The Gettysburg Address recited by Dame Judith Anderson, the U.S. Army Drill Team, The Star Spangled Banner by the Oberkerchin Choir, and God Bless America by Irving Berlin. I bought all of them at a local drug store for history teachers at my school and for my language arts class to study Lincoln."

Classy Classics of Yesteryear

Rocket77 | Chibana, Okinawa | 05/29/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It is good to see classic acts of patriotism that endure the passage of time and remind us of better times."

A trip down memory lane...

Moses | Northern Virginia | 07/16/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The clips from many of the Ed Sullivan Shows I watched....and two on which I appeared (as part of a group)....were a wonderful trip down memory lane....and a pleasant reminder of the more genteel days of televison when artists with talent actually entertained us in a wide variety of ways. Two thumbs up!!"